EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to imprison; to jail...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/i-PRE-so/
FIL: Ang pagkulong sa isang tao sa bilangguan o selda bilang parusa sa isang krimen o habang naghihintay ng paglilitis.
EN: to imprison; to jail
The next level after 'iposas'. This is when the court says "Guilty!" and you get a long-term, government-sponsored staycation with free, albeit terrible, food. "Huwag kang gagawa ng masama kung ayaw mong ma-ipreso."
From Spanish 'preso' (prisoner).
ROOT MEANING: prisoner, inmate
Often used in the passive form 'maipreso' (to be imprisoned).
🇵🇭 Ang sinumang mapatunayang nagkasala ay dapat ipreso.
🇺🇸 Anyone proven guilty must be imprisoned.
🇵🇭 Binalaan niya ang anak na ipapapreso niya ito kung hindi titino.
🇺🇸 He warned his child that he would have him jailed if he didn't straighten up.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.